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They use their trunks to drink water, lift logs out of the way, and communicate with members of their herd.
They can
- ... pick up tiny things with it. The end has one or two movable parts, like fingers!
- ... breathe through it and smell things with it. A trunk is an elephant's nose!
They don't actually drink through their trunks. Elephant suck up water with their trunks, then squirt it into their mouths.
They also wash themselves this way; it's their own personal shower! Some elephants can give themselves a dust bath this way too.
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What is the animal that hunters hunt for their tusks?
Elephants are hunted for their tusks
Why are Asian elephants endengred?
They are endangered because hunters kill them just for their tusks!!
What is ivory made of?
Ivory is found in the tusks of male elephants. Hunters/poachers kill the elephants for the ivory, usually the elephants are shot and once the hunters have taken the tusk the animal is Left there.
What do they call people who hunt elephants for their tusks?
Erm... hunters?
Why are tuskless elephants more likely to reproduce in Africa?
This all happens because the tusks of the elephants are very valuable to hunters and the ones with tusks are less likely to survive because they are hunted.Over time the elephants adapt to being hunted and they are born without tusks.
Why are tuskless becoming more likely to reproduce than ones with tusks?
This all happens because the tusks of the elephants are very valuable to hunters and the ones with tusks are less likely to survive because they are hunted.Over time the elephants adapt to being hunted and they are born without tusks.
Are elephants going extinct?
Unfortunately yes they are. This is because of hunters hunting then killing them for their tusks. Poor things...
Do elephants hunt for food?
Yes, they do. Mainly for the males' tusks which they use as a decoration or carve something from it. Many different types of elephants are endangered and some are illegal to hunt. Hunters also hunt elephants for their skin. They might use the skin for purses or jackets.
What percentage of elephants die from hunters every year?
I'm not sure what percentage, but about 70,000 African elephants are killed annually by poachers for ivory which is in the elephants tusks. Hope this helps.
Which elephants have tusks?
Female African Elephants have small tusks while Male African Elephants have large tusks. In Asian Elephants, only the males have tusks. Females have very small or no tusks at all. Even among male elephants, the African Male's tusks are much larger than the Asian Males tusks
What type of elephants have tusks?
All elephants have tusks, with and exception of the Female Asian elephants.
Would you change elephants tusks to elephants' tusks?
Yes, if you are referring to the tusks belonging to many elephants. If the tusks belong to one elephant, it would be 'elephant's'.
